More than 100 people flocked to Grinnell’s Beach Sunday to ring in the new year in a special way, by taking a cold dip in the Sakonnet River for the 11th annual Penguin Plunge.
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By Jen Campisi
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1/3/23
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It wasn’t until May that Bruce Meirowitz, Rhode Island’s oldest lifeguard, realized just how notable he was. For him, the achievement wasn’t so obvious — he’s used to …
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By Paige Shapiro
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8/23/23
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PORTSMOUTH — A win over West Warwick at home Tuesday night improved the Portsmouth High girls’ varsity volleyball team’s record to 6-3 in Division I-A.
The team, which has …
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10/25/23
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PROVIDENCE — The state is expanding its symptomatic testing for COVID-19 to include restaurant workers and bus drivers, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced at a news briefing Friday, June …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/12/20
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ varsity basketball team is on a roll.
After dropping the first game of the season — a non-league contest against Rogers on Dec. 9 …
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12/21/22
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The housing market in the East Bay has been in a whirlwind for the past few years, and experts don’t expect much of a change when spring comes around. Lowered post-pandemic interest rates are …
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By Lucy Probert
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2/15/23
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Three years after they first filed an application to establish a commercial oyster farm off Seapowet Avenue, Little Compton's Patrick and Sean Bowen will finally get a hearing before the state body …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/26/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Officer William Silvia of the Portsmouth Police Department had just received word of a bank robbery in progress, and hopped into his cruiser to head to the scene.
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By Jim McGaw
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11/21/23
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Shailen Bhatt, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, visited the area Monday, Feb. 5, as part of the national response to the local Washington Bridge Closure crisis.
Bhatt …
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By Mike Rego
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2/5/24
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Surround yourself with the sights, sounds, scents and beauty of a ‘secret garden’ this season on a visit to Little Compton’s Sakonnet Garden. “It’s an intimate …
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By Lucy Probert
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4/22/24
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South Shore Beach will open in time for Memorial Day weekend, the Little Compton town council announced during their meeting Thursday night.
Summarizing from a letter submitted by the Beach …
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5/22/20
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PORTSMOUTH — A major wind developer’s plan to lay a 20-mile-long stretch of mostly underwater cables that would also traverse protected land in Portsmouth is attracting increased scrutiny …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/4/22
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Adamsville turns green Sunday afternoon, March 17, when the village hosts its third annual “World’s Shortest St. Paddy’s Day parade.” Afterwards, there will be corned beef and cabbage …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/8/24
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The coach of a basketball team competing in Tiverton over the weekend has been charged with assaulting a 15-year-old player.
Adam Hayes, 42, of Peabody, Ma., faces charges of simple assault and …
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4/8/24
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The Little Compton Town Council is expected Thursday evening to review and vote on a proposed flag policy that would govern their placement on all municipally-owned flag poles, including those of the …
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11/4/21
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The Little Compton Town Council has set aside a proposed ordinance that would create a new flag policy for the town, and councilors agreed there will be no further …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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2/3/22
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Christmas came early for Tiverton residents Rebecca Glynn and Vanio Tavares, who welcomed the arrival of their second child, Grace, early Wednesday, Dec. 7 at Newport Hospital.
And though he's …
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12/8/22
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t’s no secret that over the past few years, the housing market has been one of the hottest topics, especially among new buyers. We saw major shifts when the pandemic hit; between heightened …
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By Julia Stearly
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2/15/23
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Angry North Tiverton residents implored the planning board last week to reject a plan to erect a crematorium and chapel on a vacant lot at 730 Main Road, saying it is wrong for their neighborhood, …
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By Paige Shapiro
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3/15/23
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Rhode Island is one of the few states in the country yet to pass laws regulating electric bicycles. A pair of bills before the Rhode Island General Assembly would change that. The companion bills before the House and Senate would make it clear that electric bicycles can be used on bike paths, and they would prevent municipalities from restricting their use any further.
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By Scott Pickering
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5/10/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — As expected with the shock announcement the day prior by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation to immediately close the structurally deficient westbound side of the …
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By Mike Rego
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12/12/23
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PROVIDENCE — If you’ve been unable to visit a loved one living in a nursing home or an assisted living facility since the COVID-19 outbreak, you’ll have to wait at least …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/29/20
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PORTSMOUTH — Simmering resentment felt by some members of the Portsmouth High football community toward the PHS athletic department came to a boil during a School Committee meeting on …
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By Jim McGaw
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10/13/23
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A South African con artist is nearly half a million dollars richer after taking the Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust for $499,900 earlier this year. How’d he or she do it? By …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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12/12/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School gymnastics team notched another win on Sunday, defeating Mt. Hope at Strive Gymnastics in Somerset.
The Patriots scored 133.3 points to the …
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2/5/24
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